Samorost 3: Weird And Wonderful Indie Game Magic

We drone on a lot about how fantastic the vibrant indie game scene is for the games industry. Samorost 3 is another inspiring example as to why we go on and on and on about them.

It’s the glorious antithesis of often stale AAA titles. Indie games such as this show the world what the games industry is capable of—and we’re here to support this awesomeness!

Samorost 3

Amanita Design is behind this little gem—it’s a small independent developer in the Czech Republic.

It already has critically acclaimed games such as Botanicula (which we’ll take a look at some time soon), but Samorost 3 was released the other day so we’re here to celebrate this slice of creative loveliness.

What’s all this about, governor? Well, Jeeves, it’s an exploration adventure and puzzle game. As a diminutive space gnome obsessed with space travel, you, the player, must build a spaceship and travel to new worlds to uncover the truth about the cosmos.

This is essentially a fantabulous excuse for Amanita Design to be as staggeringly eccentric with character design as they care.

It’s a visual treat for gamers, but at the same time, this indie title packs soothing and intriguing gameplay features to keep you occupied.

Indeed, you well and truly are an alien in Somorost 3. You explore the strange worlds and curiosity gets the better of you.

This is all complemented by eerier sound effects, almost as much quirkiness as the Professional Moron blog, and elements of surreal humour.

How could you go wrong? It’s a wonderful little game and we’re delighted we’ve been able to play it this Easter weekend. Thanking you!

I remember Pingu but I was dead during the 1960s so the Mole is beyond me. Alexei Sayle, however, used to haunt Manchester with his terrifying acts along with Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson. There really should be a video game involving those three.